Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges. Joanna Smith-Griffin had been arrested Tuesday in North Carolina. She is the founder of the AI technology company ALLHere Education Inc. It serviced schools in Los Angeles, New York
Continue Reading BETHEL, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an Ohio home killed two people, left another hospitalized with burns and sent debris flying through a neighborhood. It’s not yet known what caused the blast in Bethel on Tuesday morning. Several residents said it shook and caused minor damage to their homes. Bethel Tate Fire Chief Christopher
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian authorities have announced the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region. They are investigating two people suspected of the theft of urns, sarcophagi and other artifacts worth 8 million euros or $8.5 million intended for sale on the black market. Authorities said Tuesday
Continue Reading CNN By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday it would agree to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case to give prosecutors time to litigate the president-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the case. In a letter to Judge Juan
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The Missouri Tigers are preparing for the penultimate game of the season. The Tigers will travel to Mississippi State on Saturday to take on the 2-8 Bulldogs. Watch a news conference previewing the matchup in the video player.
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney says an unauthorized person gained access to a file containing confidential testimony from women who have made allegations about former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s pick to become the next attorney general. Attorneys involved in a civil case brought by a Gaetz associate were notified this week that
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration biologist examining the whale tells the Anchorage Daily News the whale was likely 1 to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is hopeful the purchase of gun identification technology will help police be more effective in solving violent crimes in the city. CPD is requesting $208,934 in seized money to buy gun identification technology. The request was presented during Monday night’s City Council meeting. According to Assistant Chief Lance
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world. On Tuesday, it was Musk’s turn to play host to the president-elect. Trump flew to South Texas to watch as Musk’s SpaceX launched a Starship rocket near the Mexican border. Trump listened intently as the world’s richest man
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, but they expressed openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his second term. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that Trump’s forthcoming presidency isn’t grounds for dropping a case that was
Continue Reading Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pending request to Congress for nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid includes money to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after its deadly collapse in March. Maryland’s congressional delegation is also working to secure 100% federal funding to cover the nearly $2 billion in estimated reconstruction
Continue Reading TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Court documents show that a man charged with illegally possessing a machine gun was also at Tuskegee University during a hail of gunfire that left one person dead and others wounded. Authorities say 20-year-old Jeremiah Williams was arrested on Thursday after months of investigation unrelated to the shooting at Tuskegee. But
Continue Reading The 4-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title — “Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are chilling, especially with its newest revisions. Better known as Russia’s nuclear doctrine, the revamped version that was signed Tuesday by President Vladimir Putin spells out the circumstances that allow him to use Moscow’s
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judicial regulators have filed a complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who spread election conspiracy theories and was hired by Republicans to lead an investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, accusing him of violating multiple rules of conduct. The Office of Lawyer Regulation’s
Continue Reading By Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story ESTANCIA, New Mexico (KOAT) — A substitute teacher was arrested and is accused of committing child sex crimes with a student at Estancia High School. Michaela Ford, 30, of Estancia, faces seven charges, including criminal sexual penetration and sexual contact of a minor. Court records
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Eight people were injured after a cable car crashed more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) above sea level at France’s Val Thorens ski resort on Tuesday, authorities said. The cable car was carrying construction workers up the Cime Caron mountain in bad weather conditions when it “collided with the
Continue Reading CNN By Caroll Alvarado, Michelle Watson, Maria Aguilar Prieto and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than a week since Hannah Kobayashi missed a flight connection in Los Angeles. After a series of suspicious texts from her phone, the 30-year-old Hawaii woman has gone silent – and her family now fears she may
Continue Reading Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania on Tuesday ruled that prosecutors’ indictment against influencer Andrew Tate contains multiple irregularities and gave them less than a week to amend or withdraw the case of alleged human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The ruling by the Bucharest
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Reuters has hired Sally Buzbee, former executive editor of The Washington Post and The Associated Press, to be its top news editor in the United States and Canada. She will replace Kieran Murray, who will run the news agency’s live events business. Buzbee left the Post in June rather than carry
Continue Reading AP Technology Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom. But the same qualities that make those graphics processor chips, or GPUs, so effective at creating
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